Beneteau’s big launch at Düsseldorf was the Beneteau First 60. The revival of the First range since Beneteau started working in earnest with Slovenian sportsboat specialists Seascape, really is someth

Theo Stocker went to Boot Düsseldorf 2026 to see the coolest new boats and design trends coming to a harbour near you this year

Mass production. It’s a term that is often scorned. What’s the opposite of mass production; bespoke, hand crafted, exclusive. Somehow the invers of that can almost come across as a dirty word. Yet a f

Small boat angler Tim Macpherson looks at how modern fish finders and chartplotters are changing the way we find fish, navigate and manage our boats

Easy to handle and surprisingly sporty, the Gib’Sea 312 Plus is less well known than many of her contemporaries but she makes a great fast cruiser, says David Harding

Q My wife and I had really set our hearts on a Dethleffs model we first saw some years ago - the Alpa. It seems to be exactly the type of motorhome we are looking for, having a nice large rear lounge